May 2009
Volume 6
Issue 5

 


In this Issue:

Corporate Websites: The Eyes into a Company's Soul - Jim Cantrell, President & CEO, SSD

ComputerHuman interaction has evolved over the long history of human existence. Visual cues given by someone in terms of body movements and eye contact tell us a lot about that person and form a big part of how we “size them up”. Our expressions and the way we respond to a person’s visual cues are instinctive and automatic. As we will find out, the same is true by analogy for companies and their websites.

Full Story »
The Role of the Capture Manager - Pat Dougherty, VP Strategic Planning & DOD, SSD

People NetworkingIf you are fortunate enough to be a Capture Manager who is given the time to develop a technical approach, to build a relationship with your customer and to properly prepare for the proposal, you have probably had a very satisfying experience. Pursuing opportunities and having the funding necessary to work with an engineering team to help a customer formulate a solution to his problem do not come along often. The larger the program opportunity, the more satisfying the management job can be. These opportunities are often highlights of your career.

Full Story »
Upcoming Courses

Free Monthly Webinar
Join us for our free monthly webinar covering a range of business development topics.
Topic: Company Websites: The Eyes into a Company's Soul
June 10, 2009 (10PST/1EST)
Time length: 45 min briefing and 15 min Q&A

Read More | Register Now

Open-Enrollment Course
Business Development: Secrets to Success
Competitive Intelligence: Practices and Techniques
June 3-5, Key West, FL

Join us for our most seasoned 3-day seminar covering the fundamentals of business development practices. Whether you are an executive, small business owner, a business development professional or an engineer new to the area of sales, you will find great value in learning the latest thinking in strategy, sales and competitive intelligence. This course will guide you in developing business plans, gathering competitive intelligence and determining a capture strategy. By presenting the latest in business trends and cutting-edge knowledge, these courses will improve how you do business and increase your company’s value in the marketplace.

Read More | Register Now

Proposals 101
June 22, Arlington, VA

Proposals 101 is a perfect one day course to learn the fundamentals of writing a winning proposal. Taught by a veteran and expert in proposal writing, Mr. Gorin will teach you how to “shred” the RFP and take the proposal from RFP release to production.  He outlines each role of the proposal team as well as provides tips on formatting for tables, graphics and page count. Lastly, this course will cover how to identify and include major themes and discriminators so your proposal will stand out as the winner. Mr. Gorin is passionate about this topic and has perfected it to a science!

Read More | Register Now
Onsite Courses

Set up the classroom right at your facility!
Want to cut cost but get the training for your company? Set up a course in your conference room via the web. We can bring you any of our listed courses online for your whole team without all the travel and expense.

Select from our catalog of trainings and tailor to fit your company’s needs:

  • Business Development: Secrets to Success
  • Competitive Intelligence: Practices and Techniques
  • The Successful Capture Manager
  • Proposals 101
  • Project Management: A Return to Fundamentals
  • Strategic Planning for the Aerospace Professional
  • Introduction to Spacecraft Design
  • Space Systems Management
  • Elemental Orbital Mechanics
View Onsite Courses »
2009 Calendar of Course Offerings

Check out our open-enrollment courses for 2009. Registration is open for all courses.

View Calendar »

Click below to:
Copyright 2009 by Strategic Space Development. All rights reserved.